Toy locomotive and cars



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No. 245,702. Patented Aug. 16,1881

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TOY LOOOMOTIYE AND CARS.

N0..245,702. Patented Aug. 16,1881.

UNITED STATES 3 PATENT OFFICE.

FRANGIS W. CARPENTER, OF HARRISON, NEW YORK.

TOY LOCOMOTIVE AND CARS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 245,702, dated August16, 1881.

Application filed J une 28,1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANCIS W. CARPENTER, of Harrison, in the county ofWestchester and State of New York, have invented an Improvement in ToyLocomotives and Cars, of which the following is a specification.

Toy locomotives havebeen divided lon gitudinallyinto two principalparts, as in Letters Patent No. 228,562, and in other instances madehollow of cast metal, as in Patent No. 227,216.

My present invention relates to the toy locomotive and cars having thepeculiarities hereinafter set forth.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical sec; tion of the locomotive andthree cars. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 3 represents a planview of the body of the locomotive with the top of the cab and theboiler removed, and also a plan view of the'cars with awning and woodenbottom removed; and Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of the locomotive.

The wheels and axles a and b of the toy locomotive are of ordinarycharacter. The main frame 0, base 6 of the cab, and cow-catcher d arecast in one, and there are downward bearings from the frame cast withit, through which the axles pass, and it is preferable to cast the frontend piece, 9, for the boiler at the same time, and in this is an eye, 2,for the string by which the toy train is drawn along. This piece 9 formsan ornamental covering for the end of the wooden boiler.

The boiler f is of wood, and it sets between the end piece, g, and thecab, and it is made with a groove that allows the boiler to set downinto the half-round forward part, 3, of the cab. The upper part, h, ofthe cab is made with a similar half-round front end, and when the upperpart of the cab is put in place its half-round front end passes into theupper part of the groove in the wooden imitation boiler, and it isheldfirmly by the screw or rivet i, that fastens on the top of the cabto the main frame. The division between the upper and lower parts of thecab is horizontal, and the steadying-projections on the upper part ofthe cab pass within the lower part.

The smoke-stack is made of two half-tubes, l, riveted together, and thelower ends of the half tubes may be made with a shank or divided shank,l, passing through the bed of the locomotive and riveted to hold theparts in place. These half-tubes forming the smokestack are of malleablemetal, such as malleable cast-iron.

The cars are made with wheels m, and castmetal bodies, with bearings forthe axles and end platforms, 4, as in my Patent No. 227,956;

but to render them lighter I make the bottom' of the car open-work, castwith the rest of the body, as at n, so as to support articles placed init; and I provide a wooden bottom, 0, that is either loose or capable ofbeing fastened to close the open-work when desired, said wooden bottomresting at its edges upon the inward metallic flanges, as at o.

At the angles of the cars there are cornerpieces 8, that receive thebows t, that are movable and support an awning or top, 1", over the car.These corner-pieces have vertical holes in them for the reception of thelower ends of the wire awning-hows.

The car may be provided with a platform at one or both ends.

I claim as my invention- 1. In a toy locomotive, the metal frame thatsupports the boiler, the base of the cab, and the cow-catcher, cast inone piece, substantially as set forth.

2. In a toy locomotive, the metal frame that supports the boiler, theaxle-bearings, and the base of the cab cast in one piece, as set forth.

3. In a toy locomotive, the metal frame, with the base of the cab, castin one piece, in combination with a boiler, of wood or similar material,grooved at its junction with the cab, as specified.

4. In a toylocomotive, the combination, with the metal frame and thebase of the cab cast in one, of a top part of the cab connected to thebottom part, and an imitation boiler passed in between the two parts ofthe cab and held by such cab, substantially as set forth.

5. In a toylocomotive, the combination, with the metal frame, of awooden boiler and means for connecting the boiler to the frame, substantially as set forth.

6. In a toy locomotive, a cab made in two parts, the division beinghorizontal, and the upper part connected to the lower part,substantially asset forth.

7. In a toy locomotive, the tubular smokestack made of two parts rivetedtogether, substantially as set forth.

8. The combination, in a toy locomotive, of 11. In a toy vehicle, thecombination, with a tubular smoke-stack, a wooden boiler, a the metalbody 'and. corner-pieces, of removable metal frame, and a metallicconnection from Wire wagon-bows and an awning or top, sub- I 5 thesmoke-stack passing through the boiler stantially as set forth. 5 andinto the frame, as set forth. Signed by me this 24th day of June, A. D.

9. In a toy vehicle, the metallic body having 188] bearings for the axleand an open-work metal bottom, substantially as set forth. FRANCIS W.CARPENTER. q

10. In a toy vehicle, a body and end plat- 1 10 form or platforms ofmetal, and a wooden bot- Witnesses:

tom introduced Within the metal body, snb- GEO. T. PINCKNEY, stan tiallyas specified. HAROLD SERRELL.

